India Diesel & Freight Cost Index
What diesel actually costs across India's major cities right now — and what it means for your freight bill, translated into real ₹/km cost impact.
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India’s eight tracked freight hubs recorded an average diesel price of ₹99.36/L on 22 August 2026, up 0.67% from ₹98.70/L yesterday. Delhi remained the cheapest hub at ₹95.20/L, while Hyderabad was costliest at ₹104.82/L, a spread of ₹9.62/L. The modeled fuel-cost effect is +₹0.17/km at the assumed efficiency of 4 km/L, equivalent to approximately +₹231 on Mumbai–Delhi, +₹58 on Chennai–Bangalore, and +₹83 on Nagpur–Hyderabad. The increase was broad-based across all eight tracked hubs, making today’s signal mildly inflationary for dispatch budgets. The regional price spread remains material for routing, fueling, and lane-level cost control. Brent crude was around $93.87/bbl and USD/INR around ₹95.66.